Foo Fighters

jack presley

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Foo Fighters should've have followed Machine Head's lead, by putting the whole album up on their YOUTUBE channel, instead of releasing the songs online one by one.

I'd love to have the will power to avoid listening to songs bands stream on their website or put up on youtube prior to an album's release. Remember the excitement of putting on a CD (or tape/vinyl if we go back far enough!) and listening an album in full for the first time after rushing home from the shop?

Mushy

jack presley wrote: »

I'd love to have the will power to avoid listening to songs bands stream on their website or put up on youtube prior to an album's release. Remember the excitement of putting on a CD (or tape/vinyl if we go back far enough!) and listening an album in full for the first time after rushing home from the shop?

Then you're in a St Anger situation where its so bad you never want to play it again.

jack presley

Mushy wrote: »

Then you're in a St Anger situation where its so bad you never want to play it again.

True. The excitement would still be there though but I remember on that occasion, my feelings turning to shock, disappointment and frustration.

Lithium93_

There's nothing more exciting than buying & then rushing home to listen to a new album without checking it out on YOUTUBE or Spotify first, that kinda spoils the experience of buying music (yes i still buy music), I remember the first time i heard *GN'R's Appetite For Destruction on tape*, words alone couldn't describe that experience - It's an experience that has stuck with me to this day.

*yes i am old enough to remember the pains of music on tape

TL;DR I'll always buy my music as long as cd's are still around.

jack presley

Lithium93_ wrote: »

There's nothing more exciting than buying & then rushing home to listen to a new album without checking it out on YOUTUBE or Spotify first, that kinda spoils the experience of buying music (yes i still buy music), I remember the first time i heard *GN'R's Appetite For Destruction on tape*, words alone couldn't describe that experience - It's an experience that has stuck with me to this day.

*yes i am old enough to remember the pains of music on tape

TL;DR I'll always buy my music as long as cd's are still around.

Don't want to sidetrack a FF thread and go way off point here but I'm from that generation too and the worst kind of albums on tape were the ones where side 1 was considerably different in length than side 2 so you couldn't just flip over the tape and start the other side immediately. Iron Maiden's SSoaSS was terrible for this.

Lithium93_

jack presley wrote: »

Fourth song ain't too good either unfortunately

Am i the only one hearing a nod to Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama 42 seconds in

seachto7

Seems like the Foo Fighters want to sound like Tom Petty or the Black Crowes now.

Penfailed

Got the new album today

jack presley

Are songs 5-8 any improvement on 1-4?

Penfailed

jack presley wrote: »

Are songs 5-8 any improvement on 1-4?

I need to give it a few more listens. It's a bit 'paint-by-numbers' Foos to me so far...

colmufc

So is it out in ireland today then I know the release date is Tuesday but we always get albums on the Friday , just wondering if it's for sale Il be getting it tomorrow

Furious-Red

I pre-ordered mine so prob wont get it till next week :mad:

Wrongway1985

Furious-Red wrote: »

I pre-ordered mine so prob wont get it till next week :mad:

Amazon? Thats what I did anyway

Furious-Red

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Amazon? Thats what I did anyway

I ordered it of the Foo's site

Penfailed

colmufc wrote: »

So is it out in ireland today then I know the release date is Tuesday but we always get albums on the Friday , just wondering if it's for sale Il be getting it tomorrow

The release date is Monday. I called in at my local music shop. They get their new releases delivered on a Friday and put them straight on the shelves

colmufc

Penfailed wrote: »

The release date is Monday. I called in at my local music shop. They get their new releases delivered on a Friday and put them straight on the shelves

well that's the thing I'm wondering according to hmv.ie it's Monday yyet albums are released here on Friday England on Monday and in the states on tuTuesday , so I don't really want to make a 50min round trip just to find out its not there

colmufc

colmufc wrote: »

well that's the thing I'm wondering according to hmv.ie it's Monday yyet albums are released here on Friday England on Monday and in the states on tuTuesday , so I don't really want to make a 50min round trip just to find out its not there

just found out its not available in hmv until Monday , thank god I'm off get some xmas shopping done and get the new record

Lithium93_

Forgot to confirm my pre-order for Sonic Highways bundle on the Foo's website, looks like i'm gonna have to pick up Sonic Highways on Monday when i venture up to dublin.

Lithium93_

Sonic Highways being streamed by The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/11/07/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-album-stream-sonic-highways_n_6123984.html?1415436159

Royale with Cheese

Listened to all 4 there. Kinda like the first one, accusations of plagiarism aside. They get progressively worse from there. The fourth can only be described as ****ing brutal tripe.

Went back and listened to one by one there. I was a huge fan around the time that came out and remember being fairly disappointed by it in the end. But judging now its ten times better than this stuff. Wasting Light I thought actually had its moments but the latest stuff sounds pretty poor.

Wrongway1985

Hmmmmmm how do I describe this; think I'll make it clear that I am a fan first off in case people think I'm slating the band for the sake of it.

Heard an interview recently about Dave Grohl not liking the idea of bands playing albums in full now I'm not keen on it either there can be exceptions to a certain extent obviously.

That got me thinking I have an idea why he'd think this, some might disagree obvs but the band actually doesn't have a classic album really you know an album you'd love to hear the lesser played tracks played too I think Colour and the shape comes close and IMO Wasting Light I'd go for. Foos thrive on a spread from their catalog which can be a good thing I guess.

I don't usually have expectations when a band is around as long as the Foo's but off the strength of the last album unfortunately I did, all I can say is having listened a few times tis borderline scutter, heard good things about the TV show but the stuff here elements of decent stuff but pure bland overall.Think its lucky in some ways twas only 8 tracks long which from the offset looked a bad thing.

Having said that this blip we'll call it won't put me off going to see them since I never have.

Penfailed

Here's all 147 official Foo Fighters tunes ranked -

http://www.spin.com/articles/foo-fighters-every-song-ranked-sonic-highways/?utm_source=spinfacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spinfacebook

Only two tunes from the new album make the top 50. I know lists like this are only opinion...I'd change a few around...but only a few positions either way.

seamus

Good list alright. I'd probably put February Stars in at number two, and New Way Home in at 3, but it's all personal preference innit. TCATS was an epic album.

It does say a lot about their consistency when you see how many of the top 20/25 come from their last two albums before Sonic Highways.

jack presley

Penfailed wrote: »

Here's all 147 official Foo Fighters tunes ranked -

http://www.spin.com/articles/foo-fighters-every-song-ranked-sonic-highways/?utm_source=spinfacebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=spinfacebook

Only two tunes from the new album make the top 50. I know lists like this are only opinion...I change a few around...but only a few positions either way.

You're right about it being only opinion as my list would look nothing like that. How is Baker Street not last? I also really love Spill yet he has it at 140. And Wattershed only 139?

Wrongway1985

Confirmed by Dave Grohl on 2fm, Slane May 30th

colmufc

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Confirmed by Dave Grohl on 2fm, Slane May 30th[/



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Reiketsu

Ahhhh class

Zwillinge

That'll be a fun Saturday :D

Dermighty

"What did I do?" is terrible!!!!!!!



I think the modern Foo Fighters sound a lot like Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

Welsh Megaman

Dave Grohl on 'The One Show' right now!